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as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell
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as in conjurer
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat
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Recent Examples of magician
He-Man was now a jolly, quip-ready hero, whose best friends were scaredy-cat Cringer (a green-and-yellow tiger who transformed into Battle Cat), and an annoying, hovering magician called Orko.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Come see magician Ken Scott at the Peachtree Corners branch of the Gwinnett Public Library for a show packed with jokes, tricks, storytelling and music.
—Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Cocktail Magic includes bars with different themes and wandering magicians.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Come see magician Ken Scott at the Peachtree Corners branch of the Gwinnett Public Library for a show packed with jokes, tricks, storytelling and music.
—Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Cocktail Magic includes bars with different themes and wandering magicians.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
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Of course, the commercial ends in climactic fashion, as He-Man lifts Skeletor above his head for the grand finale and the sorcerer erupts into his legendary cackle.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Movie characters making appearances in the maze will include blues musician Sammie Moore, Louisiana Creole hoodoo conjurer Annie, white-passing Black woman Mary, mysterious and magnetic dancer Pearline, club bouncer Cornbread and vampires Remmick, Bert and Joan.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
21 May 2026
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Their conjurers, who refuse to accept the rules of the real world, can also be great fun to read about.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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So that night, Eloïse's two best friends encouraged her to hire a witch from Etsy to ensure perfect wedding weather.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Hannigan starred as teen witch Willow opposite Head as fellow magic expert Rupert Giles.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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